Dominic Thiem's bid to reach a third consecutive Roland Garros semi-final began with a routine 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory against 24-year-old Ilya Ivashka of Belarus. Thiem converted eight of his 14 break chances to remain perfect in Roland Garros first-rounders. [ALSO LIKE] The seventh-seeded Austrian is the only man to have beaten Rafael Nadal on clay in each of the past two years and comes into Roland Garros as one of only three men – Nadal and Alexander Zverev – who have celebrated multiple clay-court titles this season. Thiem won last week at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon and in February at the Argentina Open. He also reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open earlier this month. “I'm feeling...
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov overcomes lucky loser Mohamed Safwat in the first round of 2018 Roland Garros, despite finding out about his new opponent just before the match. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
Watch highlights as Kei Nishikori defeats Maxime Janvier to advance to the second round at Roland Garros for the fourth consecutive year. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
Watch highlights as home favourite, French No. 1 Lucas Pouille, moves into the second round at his home Grand Slam. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images.
Watch highlights as Gael Monfils bounces back after losing the first set to advance past French wild card Elliot Benchetrit. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.